Miss Manners: Please stop calling me ‘mom’!
I love being a mom, don’t get me wrong. And I love my sons. But this drives me bananas. I’m not these people’s mom!
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Miss Manners: Stop calling me ‘Mom’
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...
Miss Manners: I wish my child’s pediatrician, staff would use my name rather than just call me ‘Mom’
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...
Miss Manners: Was I wrong to ask a man to remove his baseball cap at the theater?
I asked a man sitting in front of me at a college musical to remove his distracting baseball cap, which he did. My wife later ...
Miss Manners: My wife says I embarrassed her at the musical
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
Miss Manners: How can I get the receptionist to stop calling me ‘mom’?
There’s something about it that feels a little condescending, like I’m not a separate person from my children.
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Miss Manners: Why does the staff at my kids’ pediatrician office call me Mom?
like I’m not a separate person from my children. “Which mother? I’m Mrs. Starwood.” (Or “Dr. Starwood,” if it applies and you ...
Miss Manners: I like to give gifts, but never receive a ‘thank you’
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who is questioning their own generosity ...
Miss Manners: We’re reluctant send baby gifts to couples who never thanked us for wedding gifts
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am at the age where many of my friends' children are marrying. I am always delighted to be invited to ...
Miss Manners: An uninvited vegan snooped in my refrigerator and insulted my cheese
Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...
Miss Manners: Why is this vegan in my house, judging my cheese?
GENTLE READER: That might encourage uncomfortable follow-up questions for the girlfriend. Miss Manners suggests instead that you introduce them by their names. After doing so, you may add, “Carter is ...
Miss Manners: Do you give a baby shower present to someone who didn’t acknowledge your wedding gift?
So far, I have taken a deep breath, sent a gift and talked about them behind their backs -- like decent people do.